Why does Chris Horner carry a spare tyre?

Joxer_S

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/photos/pro-bike-chris-horners-trek-madone-6-9-ssl/222552

Chris Horner carries a spare tubular and pump with him at all times.

Why? The article portrays it as Horner being his own man and breaking the mould by doing this. Surely in the pro peloton with a team car behind him it's just a cranky ould fella making a point. Why in god's name would he carry a spare tubular and either risk dehydration or have a domestique do twice the trips for bidons. Maybe he really, really doesn't trust the team car not to drive past him when he punctures, I don't get it.

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in case he gets a hole in one???




oh wait, this isnt the golf forum...

Raam

I think that was for a training ride.

dvntie

Surely to Jaysus that's for training only

Joxer_S

No that's the point, he carries it while racing too.

From cyclingnews

"For one thing, Horner rides with a saddle bag, even when followed by the team car. And he carries a pump, strapped to said saddle bag. His seat tube bottle cage is filled with a spare tubular, just in case."

victorcarrera

Joxer_S wrote: »

No that's the point, he carries it while racing too.

From cyclingnews

"For one thing, Horner rides with a saddle bag, even when followed by the team car. And he carries a pump, strapped to said saddle bag. His seat tube bottle cage is filled with a spare tubular, just in case."

He must have had a Lada or Skoda team car at one time.

dave2pvd

Joxer_S wrote: »

No that's the point, he carries it while racing too.

From cyclingnews

"For one thing, Horner rides with a saddle bag, even when followed by the team car. And he carries a pump, strapped to said saddle bag. His seat tube bottle cage is filled with a spare tubular, just in case."

"On the eve of arguably the biggest race in America".

He was out for a spin the day before stage 1. Followed by a team car.

Joxer_S

dave2pvd wrote: »

"On the eve of arguably the biggest race in America".

He was out for a spin the day before stage 1. Followed by a team car.

That makes far more sense

emtroche

Just a case of nonsense reporting methinks.